As a national, nonprofit HIV/AIDS magazine, A&U is interested in publishing articles about AIDS-related advocacy, treatment and care, community-based organizations and campaigns, and artists and creative writers responding to the pandemic. We’re looking for writers of all serostatuses to help use showcase a wide range of perspectives about living with HIV/AIDS.

With any submission, please include a brief personal biography (no longer than 25 words).

Reviews of film, theater, books, art exhibits, video, music, and other media are accepted.
Submit work no longer than 300-600 words.
Include visuals such as film stills or dust jackets if not obtainable elsewhere.
Include biography.
Preface every review in the following manner:
title of work or exhibit
subtitle (if applicable)
author(s) (or editor, director, artist)
publisher (or film/video distributor, art gallery)
year of publication, length (pages or minutes)

A list of our pay rates for articles is available on request. Mailed manuscripts cannot be returned.

LITERARY SUBMISSIONS (Poetry, Fiction, Drama, Creative Nonfiction)

We publish literature on all topics related to HIV/AIDS, including but not limited to: contemporary international perspectives, political perspectives, personal accounts, and personal responses to HIV-related art or artists.

Poetry can be any length/style; Fiction, Drama, and Creative Nonfiction (includes essays/memoirs) should be no longer than 1,200 words. Excerpts from longer works are accepted. All submissions must be previously unpublished; if plays have been previously performed, please include any important performance information.

In the body of your email, please include your name, mailing address, phone number, and a short bio of four or fewer sentences.

A list of our pay rates for literary work is available on request. Mailed manuscripts cannot be returned.

Guidelines for Submitting Visual Material:
Include SASE for return of visual materials.
Please do not send original works of art*.
Please attach a photo credit and description to each piece submitted.
Please include a standard photographer’s release, allowing A&U to publish the work sent.

Only the following formats are accepted (listed in order of preference):

color or black and white
no smaller than 5×7 inches
no larger than 8×10 inches
glossy finish only please
Please have custom prints made at a professional photo lab. Do not send consumer-grade machine prints.

Electronic

High resolution JPEG (300 dpi, no less than 4×6 inches)
Also acceptable: high resolution tiffs and pdfs
Contact us for other exceptions.

* to submit works of art:

Please have paintings, sculptures and installations photographed in a manner suitable for printing press reproduction (300 dpi, scanned large).
If professional photography is not available please follow these guidelines:
subject should be brightly lit
use more than one light source
avoid shadows (use diffused or indirect light)
use color slide film
use film with the proper color balance for your light source
properly align the subject and the camera
check slides after processing for color accuracy and sharpness
use professional,not consumer-grade, film
please include a full résumé

Please label all slides in the following manner:

title of work
media
year of creation
artist name
photographers credit
If slides are courtesy of a gallery or artist rep., please credit
if the work is part of a private or public collection please state.

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Art & Understanding, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization. The mission of Art & Understanding, Inc.’s A&U magazine is to collect, archive, publish and distribute the growing body of art, activism, and current events emanating from the AIDS pandemic. It was created for the HIV-affected community.